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Don’t Get Mad…Get Even!

Title: Don’t Get Mad…Get Even! Author; Illustrator: Alan Abel; Simon Bond Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Format Read: Hardback “Don’t Get Mad…Get Even!” is a little satirical nonfiction book published in 1983. I’m not sure how to classify this one exactly – because it’s extremely humorous, sometimes a wee bit dark, and absolutely, completely, surprising. As… Continue reading Don’t Get Mad…Get Even!

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Asterix and Son

Title: Asterix and Son (part of Asterix Omnibus 9) Author and Illustrator: Albert Uderzo, translated by Anthea Bell Publisher: Orion Format Read: Paperback “Asterix and Son” features a baby left on the indomitable Gaul’s doorstep. It is a strange, unnerving morning when Asterix opens the door, and finds a little blond kid, apparently abandoned. Naturally,… Continue reading Asterix and Son

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An Unexpected Apprentice

Title: An Unexpected Apprentice Author: Jody Lynn Nye Publisher: Cat and Dragon Books Format Read: Kindle “An Unexpected Apprentice” is the first of a fantasy duology featuring the smallfolk heroine Tildi Summerbee. There are monsters, centaurs, strange magical runes, and Tildi herself who decides she’s had enough of being bossed around. She’s lost her parents,… Continue reading An Unexpected Apprentice